| Tornado Number (om) |
An identifier for each tornado within a specific
year |
Integer |
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| Year (yr) |
The year in which the tornado occurred |
Integer |
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1950 - 2022 |
| Month (mo) |
The month of the tornado occurrence |
Integer |
|
1 to 12 |
| Day of the Month (dy) |
The specific day of the month when the tornado
struck |
Integer |
|
1 to 31 |
| Date |
The date of the tornado occurrence |
categorical |
MMDYYYY |
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| Time |
The time of day when the tornado was reported |
categorical |
HHMMSS |
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| Timezone (tz) |
The timezone, using the canonical tz database |
Integer |
|
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| State(st) |
Affected State |
categorical |
|
A two-letter postal abbreviation representing the
affected state. (DC=Washington,DC;PR=Puerto Rico,VI=Virgin Islands) |
| State FIPS Number (stf) |
The State FIPS (Federal Information Processing
Standards) number. |
Integer |
|
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| Magnitude (mag) |
The magnitude of the tornado, recorded on the F scale.
EF scale from 2007. Some are estimated |
Integer |
|
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| Injuries (inj) |
The number of injuries associated with the tornado |
Integer |
|
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| Fatalities (fat) |
The number of fatalities caused by the tornado |
Integer |
|
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| Loss (loss) |
Estimated property loss information, with values
grouped into ranges for years before 1996 |
numeric |
In dollars |
Prior to 1996, values were grouped into ranges. The
reported number for such years is the maximum of its range |
| Starting Latitude (slat) |
The geographical coordinates of the tornado’s starting
point. (Starting latitude ) |
numeric |
Degrees |
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| Starting Longitude (slon) |
The geographical coordinates of the tornado’s starting
point. (Starting longitude) |
numeric |
Degrees |
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| Ending Latitude (elat) |
The geographical coordinates of the tornado’s endpoint.
(Ending latitude) |
numeric |
Degrees |
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| Ending Longitude (elon) |
The geographical coordinates of the tornado’s endpoint.
(Ending longitude) |
numeric |
Degrees |
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| Length (len) |
The length of the tornado’s path |
numeric |
In miles |
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| Width (wid) |
The width of the tornado’s path |
Integer |
In yards |
|
| Number of States Affected (ns) |
The number of states impacted by the tornado |
Integer |
|
1, 2, or 3.. |
| State Number (sn) |
The state no of the row |
Integer |
|
Indicates whether the row contains the entire track
information for a state (1) or if there is at least one more entry for
the state for that tornado (0) |
| FIPS Codes for Counties (f1, f2, f3, f4) |
FIPS codes for up to four counties affected by the
tornado |
Integer |
|
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| Was the Magnitude Estimated (fc) |
A logical variable indicating whether the magnitude
value was estimated |
Integer |
|
1 or 0 |
